PEMBUKTIAN TINDAK PIDANA DALAM PERSIDANGAN DI MASA PANDEMICORONA VIRUS DIASEASE (COVID 19) MELALUI VIDEO CONFERENCE (PENGADILAN NEGERI KELAS I A PADANG)

Abstract

The Covid-19 outbreak had an impact on the judiciary so that the Supreme Court issued Perma No. 4 of 2020 on Administration and Trial of Criminal Cases in Electronic Courts and MoU between the Supreme Court, prosecutors, and the Ministry of Law and Human Rights No. 402/DJU/HM.01.1/4/2020 on the Implementation of Teleconference Conference. The Teleconference session was conducted from March 2020 to January 2021. The formulation of the problem is (1) How is the power of proof of criminal acts in the Covid-19 pandemic through teleconference hearings? (2) What are the obstacles faced during the evidentiary process by prosecutors and judges during teleconference hearings? Types of research used sociological juridical research, data sources are primary data and secondary data with interview data collection techniques and document studies. Data analysis is qualitative. Conclusion of the results of the research. (1) Judges only have the benchmark of justice through conscience and conviction only. Proof through this video conference trial if it has been fulfilled elements of Article 184 KUHAP then the trial can be continued to the next stage. (2) Internet network connections are limited, supposedly closed court cases become open to the public, lack of law enforcement discipline at the time of the trial, the venue of the trial at the Institute of Impeachment is ineffective.